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Fabulous Franschhoek in pictures

20 June 2014 — Tara Turkington

Last week, Flowstars Kevin Collins, Roy Barford and Tara Turkington joined our fabulous partners, Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold and her company, Destinate, to participate in a destination-branding workshop and to start working on a new digital campaign for the Franschhoek Wine Valley.

In two short days and in between meetings, we managed to see and do lots, including squeezing in visits to Babylonstoren, Rickety Bridge and La Motte wine farms, taking loads of pictures, enjoying some fine wining and dining in South Africa’s gourmet capital, and producing a blog post suggesting 12 things to do in Franschhoek for South African Tourism. We can’t wait to do more work in this stunning area of South Africa! 

Below are some of the pictures taken on our trip. You can also see a wider selection of photos taken in and around Franschhoek in a new Franschhoek album on Flow’s Flickr photostream. 

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Kevin Collins does some quick shopping at Babylonstoren. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Wine Tasting Babylonstoren Wine Farm
The fabulous Lita Smith from Babylonstoren and Flow's Cape Town manager, Roy Barford. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
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The famous Huguenot Monument, which commemorates the French Huguenots who came to the Franschhoek Valley in the late 1600s and planted the first vines here. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Bedroom L Ermitage Franschhoek
Bedroom, L'Ermitage. Franschhoek is full of lovely accommodation options. We were kindly put up by Franschhoek Tourism. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Pierneef Gallery La Motte
La Motte is one of Franschhoek's most famous wine farms. A beautiful art gallery at La Motte houses an impressive collection of paintings by JH Pierneef, an icon of South African art, as well as a smaller gallery for modern, up-and-coming artists. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Entrance To La Motte
Entrance to La Motte. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Afternoon Sun Franschhoek
Afternoon sun, Franschhoek. It had just snowed, so there was a sprinkle of white on the mountains. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
La Motte Pierneef Restaurant
The Pierneef a la Motte restaurant. Be sure to make your booking early! (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Babylonstoren
Guest accommodation at Babylonstoren wine farm is in old workers' cottages. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Bedroom Babylonstoren Franschhoek
Guest room, Babylonstoren. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Gardens Babylonstoren
The Babylonstoren gardens are a lovely place to meander. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
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Kevin tries some herbal tea, Franschhoek-style. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Dog Sculpture Babylonstoren
(Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Babylonstoren Shop Inside
You won't want to miss the shop at Babylonstoren. That said, there are lovely shops at many of Franschhoek's wine farms to choose from. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Lunch Menu Babylonstoren
Lunch menu, Babylonstoren. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Dutch Gable And Sky
Dutch gable and sky. (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Turkey Babylonstoren
Cold turkey, Babylonstoren (well, there was snow on the mountains). (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
Kevin Drinking Water Babylonstoren
All this sightseeing is thirsty work! (Image: Tara Turkington/flowcomm)
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